Power shutdown in valley parts
SRINAGAR: According to the Power Controller, Kashmir Province, in order to carry out segregation of 11 kV Saloora feeder and commissioning thereof, shut down of 33 kV Alasteng Power House Line shall be observed on 20 December from 10 am to 4 pm and during this period the power supply to the Receiving stations Power […]
Mudgul shifted, Ramaswamy G given additional charge of MD-JPDCL
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday transferred Yasha Mudgul, Managing Director, Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited, and asked the 2007-batch IAS officer to await further orders of adjustment in the General Administration Department. Meanwhile, as per an order issued by the government by the orders of Lieutenant Governor, Prasanna Ramaswamy G (IAS), Director of […]
Man injured in road mishap at Kupwara
Kupwara: An elderly man was injured after a tractor he was traveling in turned turtle in Chart village of Kupwara in north Kashmir. According to eyewitness a tractor bearing registration number (JK09B-1412) on way from Batpora to Kunnard turned turtle while negotiating a curve. The incident left the man travelling in the tractor as injured. […]
Mudgul shifted, Ramaswamy G given additional charge of MD JPDCL
Srinagar, Dec 15: Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday transferred Yasha Mudgul, Managing Director, Jammu Power Distribution Corporation Limited, and asked the 2007-batch IAS officer to await further orders of adjustment in the General Administration Department. Meanwhile, as per an order issued by the government by the orders of Lieutenant Governor, Prasanna Ramaswamy G (IAS), […]
DDC polls: Two booked for destroying polling material inside polling station in Mendhar
Poonch, Dec 15: The Jammu and Kashmir police on Tuesday said that they have booked two persons for destroying polling material in Mendhar area of Poonch district during the 6th phase of DDC elections. An official said that police station Gursai received a complaint from a presiding officer namely Mohd Ismael of polling station Keri […]
Elderly woman sets herself ablaze in Budgam village, hospitalised
Budgam, 15 Dec: A 60-year-old woman Tuesday sustained severe burns after allegedly attempting suicide by setting herself ablaze in Soibugh area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. An official said that the elderly woman, a resident of Soibugh allegedly set herself ablaze at her home. He said that soon after the incident she was immediately taken […]
DDC polls: 31 constituencies to witness voting in Phase-7 tomorrow
Jammu, Dec 15: State Election Commissioner (SEC) K K Sharma Tuesday said that all arrangements are in place for the seventh-phase of polls scheduled tomorrow in which 31 constituencies will go to polls with almost seven lakh voters eligible for voting. Addressing a press conference in Jammu, the SEC said that adequate security arrangements are […]
SC asks Centre to consider granting break to doctors engaged in COVID-19 duty
New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) The Supreme Court asked the Centre on Tuesday to consider granting break to doctors engaged in COVID-19 duty for the last seven-eight months. The top court said that continuous work might be affecting mental health of doctors. A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan, R S Reddy and M R Shah, […]
Leopard enters into residential house in Budgam village, family evicted
Budgam, Dec 15: The villagers on Tuesday morning rescued a family when a leopard entered into their house in Paimus Soibugh area of Central Kashmir’s Budgam district. Villagers said that a leopard was spotted at Paimus village on Tuesday and locals accordingly called the wildlife team immediately. “When wildlife officials failed to reach on the […]
Petrol Bomb attack on PAGD DDC Candidate ‘averted’ in Kupwara
Kupwara, Dec 15: Workers of an Independent candidate, contesting DDC elections from block Wavoora in Lolab, claimed to have ‘averted a petrol bomb attack’ by activists of a rival candidate during a workers meet of the former on Tuesday afternoon. The workers in their complaint to police have maintained that two activists of an opponent […]
